Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 6/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Friday, June 20, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+126) Los Angeles (-152)

The Washington Nationals (30-44) are en route to Dodger Stadium on Friday where they will go up against the Los Angeles Dodgers (46-29). The odds on this game have the Nationals at +126 and the Dodgers are at -152. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are MacKenzie Gore and Clayton Kershaw.

Washington has a slugging percentage of .382 and have struck out 551 times, while being walked on 210 occasions. They have earned 290 runs batted in and 587 hits on the season, and their team batting average sits at .239. The Nationals have tallied 121 doubles as a unit and have hit 70 baseballs out of the park. They are sitting with 306 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .307. As a team, the Washington Nationals are notching 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 21st in baseball.

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The Nationals have a team ERA of 4.96 this year (26th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 583 batters. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 85 home runs and also 377 runs in total (26th in the league). They have walked 245 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.33 as a unit for the season. Washington has conceded 655 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) and 359 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38.

The Nationals bullpen have a save percentage of 65.5% and have stepped onto the mound in 61 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 136 runners so far this year and 39.7% of those runners ended up scoring. Nationals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 77 times as well as having 56 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have sent 251 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have a total of 32 holds so far this year (28th in baseball). They have 19 saves on the year and have blown 10 of their 29 save opportunities.

The Washington Nationals have notched a total of 1,953 putouts on the campaign, as well as 618 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which puts them in 20th in MLB, and have accumulated 53 double plays. The Nationals have converted 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,859 innings, ranking them 22nd in pro baseball.

Gore has pitched in 459 innings and has earned 523 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Gore (24-32 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.90 while he has faced 1,976 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.96 (202 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.372. He has surrendered 448 base knocks (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 182 walks.

The Dodgers have a team slugging percentage of .460 and they score 5.56 runs per game (1st in the league). They have 127 two-baggers, while walking 283 times and putting up 417 runs. Los Angeles has hit 116 home runs on the year and 401 RBIs. They have struck out on 611 occasions (16th in baseball) and have earned a total of 679 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have an OBP of .341 and a batting average of .265 so far this year.

The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.309 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.24 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.90 (664 strikeouts against 268 free passes). They are sitting at 18th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 609. They have surrendered 93 long balls and they concede 4.57 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 340 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.16 (310 earned runs relinquished).

Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 20.2% of 84 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 78 times in high leverage situations and on 62 occasions with base runners. With 99 save situations, the Dodgers have earned 61 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They sit at 11th in the league holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 270 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Los Angeles has had relievers enter the game in 36 save chances and they have walked away with 24 saves.

Out of their 6,030 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (16th in baseball). The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 56 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have 654 assists, 33 errors and have accumulated 2,010 putouts over the course of the season.

Kershaw (214-94 career mark) has a 2.51 ERA and has surrendered 6.9 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.34 and he has gone up against 10,931 batters so far in his career. He has surrendered a total of 772 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.013 and a FIP of 2.5. So far in his career, Kershaw has given up 2,117 base knocks and he has 2,988 strikeouts in 2,769 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-152)

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